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The Paul William Beltz law firm, was demolished by fire on Thursday. Firefighters fought the 4-alarm fire for several hours. Buffalo Fire Battalion Chief Patrick Lalley said firefighters located the fire on the second floor of the building, and moved quickly from to the third floor, then to the fourth before making it to the roof. Fire officials will determine if the building has to be torn down.
As Child Abuse Prevention Month wraps up at the end of April, sadly the problem itself isn’t going isn’t going away. Statistics show 1 in 10 children in Erie County will be abused by the time they turn 18. That is one of the highest rates of child abuse in the state. If it’s suspected a child is abused, there is a place they can go to get all the help and resources they need in one place.
Two people are dead after a driver in a stolen car allegedly fled from police and hit another vehicle head-on near the Town of Warsaw. Officials say a person driving a car previously reported stolen out of Nassau County was fleeing from police around 8:20 a.m. Friday following a failed traffic stop. The fleeing vehicle then collided head-on with another vehicle on State Route 20A at the border of Warsaw and Orangeville, officials said.

The Buffalo Bills will wear a new uniform on at least one occasion next season. No one knows what the color scheme will be. What will the helmet look like? Again, that’s anyone’s guess. The NFL and Nike, during the NFL Draft, revealed something called Rivalries, which promises new uniforms and fan gear that’s inspired by the team’s community.
Motorists with a heavy foot will continue to pay the price, as Niagara Region’s automated speed enforcement cameras are to be moved to eight new community safety zones this month. “It’s always been our process to rotate the cameras every 90 days,” said Scott Fraser, associate director of transportation planning. Fraser said starting next week, the cameras will begin moving from where they have been since January.

This spring, join the City of Niagara Falls at the MacBain Community Centre (7150 Montrose Road) for a variety of registered and drop-in Adult Fitness & Wellness Programs starting the week of May 25. In-person Niagara Falls resident registration opens on Thursday, May 15, at 9:00 am. Non-resident registration begins on Friday, May 16.

The cause has been determined for a large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building on Thursday afternoon. The fire started after a burner on a second-floor electric stove was left on. The cause appears to be accidental.

The Buffalo Police Department is looking for the community’s help in locating 14-year-old Faith Whippo.

While Lockport Mayor John Lombardi III awaits a city milling and paving project list from city administrators, it’s not clear who at city hall is generating that list. It was supposed to be ready in mid April but no word from the city who’s responsible for the delay.

The Niagara Falls City School District has reached out to Crime Stoppers to help police track down those responsible for recently vandalizing and burglarizing Niagara Falls High School.

The Bills and Hallmark announced in March that they would be collaborating on an upcoming Christmas movie centered around a Bills love story. Now the Buffalo Bills organization is calling on season ticket holders to be background extras in the film.

A large fire at the Paul William Beltz law firm office building in downtown Buffalo closed down Church Street on Thursday afternoon.

A Buffalo man, 43 year old Benjamin Rodriquez, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the death of his 5-month-old son in 2022.

Two Republican candidates are destined to face off in a primary for the 3rd Ward alderman’s seat in Lockport. Joe DiPasquale and Rowland O’Malley have declared themselves candidates for the seat

Once prominent Falls attorney Robert Koryl left the Niagara County courthouse in Lockport in handcuffs on Wednesday, sentenced to six months for stealing cash from clients.

Amherst has officially completed its review for a Costco to be built. Now they’re waiting for a Costco rep to pick the permit up.

A family who lives on Ontario Avenue in Niagara Falls, who said the City Department of Public Works came and tore up their family garden last week, received enough donations from their GoFundMe on Wednesday morning to pay off the fine they received from the city.

Former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne was found guilty on Wednesday of obstructing governmental administration, after trying to obstruct police from conducting interviews with two people suspected of looting on Bailey Avenue during the December blizzard in 2022.

A local group called Bury the Violence is planning an emergency community meeting Thursday , after explosive allegations from a Buffalo Police detective that the district fails to report child abuse allegations.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz presented his State of the County Address Wednesday at SUNY Erie’s North Campus, sharing his plans for the future of the region.

A 15-year-old was arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after allegedly threatening violence toward the Ellicottville Central School District over social media.

A Depew man was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison and had his license permanently revoked for causing a crash that killed an Eden man in 2023

Gusty winds blew cash around a busy intersection in Niagara Falls on Tuesday morning, and some were able to grab cash and run . a Brinks guard was able to retrieve some of the money being loaded into an ATM, but when it first happened, he said some people “grabbed money and took off.”

A Buffalo man, 48 year old Steven Gonzalez, was sentenced following a sex trafficking by coercion conviction after he used cocaine to get a minor to have sex with him.

A 10-year-old girl is in critical condition after a collision occurred while riding an electric bicycle in the City of Tonawanda on Monday night.

Statistics show 1 in 10 children in Erie County will be abused by the time they turn 18. That is one of the highest rates of child abuse in the state.

A plastics company looking to build in the Town of Lockport has seen its tax incentives expire and will now go through the process all over again.

One person sustained severe burn injuries after a fire occurred Tuesday night on Merrimac Street and caused an estimated total of $75,000 in damage. No word on a cause.

The Buffalo Board of Education is “exploring its options” as it prepares to select a third-party investigator to look into claims made by a Buffalo Police Detective on a now-viral podcast that the district has covered up child abuse and sexual abuse.

A Rochester woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday to second-degree attempted criminal possession of a weapon after an illegal, loaded handgun was found in a diaper bag at KeyBank Center.

Michael Gainer is no longer in the primary race for Buffalo mayor after fraud was discovered by a state supreme court judge on Monday.

A Buffalo man, 74 year old Jamal Fareed, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and five years of post-release supervision on Tuesday after he stabbed and killed a man in November 2018.

A plastics company looking to build in the Town of Lockport has seen its tax incentives expire and will now go through the process all over again.

22 year old Clarence Thomas was given the maximum sentence for a double murder committed in Buffalo’s Riverside neighborhood in July 2023 on the 100 block of Isabelle Street.

A Niagara Falls couple whose front yard garden was removed last week by a crew of city workers due to violations of the city’s clean neighborhood law is now facing a fine of nearly $2,300

New York is expected to send out its first-ever inflation refund checks after an agreement was made with the state budget late Monday night. More than 8 million New Yorkers can expect to get up to $400 per family.

The Maid of the Mist boat tours in Niagara Falls announced their 2025 season start on Monday. Opening day will be Thursday, May 1. An opening date for the tours is determined based on the ice disappearing from the Niagara River.

Tickets for the 24th annual National Buffalo Wing Festival have gone on sale. This year’s festival will be moving back to the home of the Bisons and will be happening from August 30-31.

Buffalo residents are expressing concerns about the city’s proposed budget for the upcoming year, which includes a plan to override the state-mandated property tax levy limit.

One person died on Sunday after a crash involving a bicycle and a vehicle occurred in the City of Tonawanda. Officials said just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday, at the 700 block of Young Street, a 29-year-old woman driving a Kia collided with a 29-year-old man operating a bicycle.

A man is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle and vehicle occurred Sunday afternoon in West Seneca. The collision occurred at 2:15 p.m. on Seneca Street by the Southgate Plaza.

A strong cold front will push through Western New York on Tuesday. The Storm Prediction Center has most of WNY in an Enhanced Risk for Severe Storms with damaging winds, but large hail, and isolated tornadoes will be possible.

New York state would ban cellphones in public schools “bell to bell” beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul